The Midday Brief: Oct. 15, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 15, 2010
Debate(ish) day is upon us. Full Story
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A Wave or a Tsunami?
A surge in Republican enthusiasm nationwide has the GOP hopeful about taking back the U.S. House and, maybe, the U.S. Senate in November. In Texas, that high tide has turned a handful of what are usually considered safe Democratic House seats into live targets. Ben Philpott of KUT and the Tribune reports. Full Story
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A Conversation With Michael Burgess
For the 14th event in our TribLive series, I interviewed the Republican congressman from Lewisville on the problems with federal health care reform, what's wrong with the way Barack Obama and the Democrats got it passed and how he'll lead the charge to repeal it — if his party takes back control of the U.S. House. Full Story
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Laura Bush: The TT Interview
The former first lady on life in the Governor's Mansion vs. life in the White House, her newfound freedom living in Dallas, why she kept her personal politics out of her husband's presidency, the role she's playing at the Bush Library, the two works of fiction she's reading now and her fondest memories of the Texas Book Festival, which she launched when she was living in Austin 15 years ago — and whose annual gala she'll headline tonight with a reading from her best-selling memoir, Spoken from the Heart. Full Story
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Dunnam on Trial
The trial-lawyer-as-epithet strategy, a perennial favorite of Texans Republicans, is playing big in the effort to oust longtime Democratic House member Jim Dunnam, D-Waco. Full Story
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"Nothing Untoward" on ETF, Perry Insists
Gov. Rick Perry says there was "nothing untoward" about his friend and donor's company receiving $4.5 million from the state's Emerging Technology Fund without getting approval from a regional screening board. Full Story
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On the Records: What Candidates Buy
A new rule that took effect this summer allows — for the first time — real categorization of campaign spending. Full Story
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TribBlog: Willingham Inquiry Will Proceed [Updated]
As former Gov. Mark White ended his argument before the Willingham court of inquiry calling for a change in the way the state carries out the death penalty, an appellate court issued an order demanding that Judge Charlie Baird stop the hearing. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Oct. 14, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Todd Staples' "Let's Keep It That Way"
In his latest television ad Texas agriculture commissioner, Todd Staples wants voters to know he does more than just work with the state's farmers and ranchers. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Back to Basics' "Our Homes First"
On a day it was plagued by hackers, Back to Basics PAC still managed to release a new television ad. Full Story
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2010: Hack Attack?
Anti-Rick Perry websites run by the Back to Basics PAC are crashing all around them this morning. The group blames hackers for the server meltdowns. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Bill White's "Texas For Sale"
In his latest television ad, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White says there's a "for sale sign in Austin." Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Maldonado's First Ad
In a new ad, state Rep. Diana Maldonado, D-Round Rock, features testimonials playing up her leadership on business and education issues. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Strama's "New Energy"
Austin Democratic state Rep. Mark Strama released a campaign ad on Wednesday calling for a focus on renewable energy. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 14, 2010
It might be too late in the game for a possible scandal to take hold, but that's not stopping Bill White from trying. Full Story
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Calderón's Goal
The president of Mexico, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, played a little soccer this week in Ciudad Juárez, but his real game was creating hope in a place where none exists. Full Story
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Inquiring Minds
Judge Charlie Baird will decide today whether to recuse himself from an investigation into the innocence of Cameron Todd Willingham, the Corsicana man executed in 2004 for the arson deaths of his three young daughters. But with or without Baird, a bigger question is in play: Is a court of inquiry the appropriate venue to consider Willingham’s guilt or innocence? Full Story
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Community Property
The Texas Association of Community Colleges is accusing the University of Texas of siphoning money from programs that support community colleges into UT’s College of Education. Full Story
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